THREATS AND VERBAL ABUSE TOWARD FEMINISTS: LINGUISTIC FORENSIC ANALYSIS ON INSTAGRAM’S COMMENT

Abstract

This study analyzes the online abuse received by feminist activists due to their support for 
Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Nomor 30 Tahun 2021 tentang Pencegahan dan 
Penanganan Kekerasan Seksual (PPKS). The Activist received online verbal abuse directly from 
particular accounts on Instagram for their campaign on the controversial term ‘concern.’ The data are 
threats received by Okky Madasari’s Instagram account including the abused comments. These 
abused comments on Instagram violate Law No. 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic 
Transactions related to hate speech. This article uses a forensic linguistics perspective to obtain 
linguistic evidence. The result shows that some intent comments reveal threatening online abuse and 
the campaign invites cyberbullying toward feminists on social media.